The Carmi-White County Bulldogs pulled the bus into the school lot late Monday night after a big road win at Johnston City.

The game was moved to Monday after lightning postponed the Friday night scheduled contest.

But the big win aside, how costly was the game?

"It's been a tough week," said Coach Kurt Simon. "The kids got banged up due the physicality of the game and we haven't had much preparation for the game this week, with another challenging opponent."

The challenging opponent this week is the Chester Yellow Jackets.

The football team has been known to share some characteristics of the insect of the same name.

"They move fast and hit you hard," said Simon. "They are pretty small but swarm and surround you like a bunch of, well, yellow jackets."

The defense will penetrate the line and be in the backfield in no time so it will be crucial for the Bulldogs to have clean handoffs and not give up the ball.

Offensively, Chester is led by two running backs, senior Stephen Roth and junior Joel Clendenin.

Clendenin will be a tough back to stop.

"Clendenin is one of the toughest backs in the conference," said Simon. "He is fast and at 205 pounds he can hit a defender hard."

Injuries will be another thing that could make things difficult for the Bulldogs. Lucas Mercer is out of action with an injury sustained at Johnston City. Brandon Pollard also injured his ankle and is doubtful at this time. Josh Burtis suffered a laceration on his hand in the game due to unknown causes. He is expected to play.

Can the Bulldogs overcome the bumps and bruises and defend the home field this week?

CWC does have one thing in their favor, they don't have to take the two-plus hour bus ride to get to the game like Chester does.